Connecticut western news., 1887-11-09
DEATH OF JENNY LIND. The Remarkable Career of One of the Greatest of Singers.

LONDON, Nov. 2.-Jenny Lind (AIme. Gold- schmidt), the celebrated Swedish singer, is dead. She was 66 years of age. She had been seriously ill for some weeks. She retired from the stage after her marriage in Amerlca in 1S52, but reappeared at various concerts in aid of charities. She made her last appear ance in public in 1866.
 Jenny Lind was the daughter of teacher of languages in Stockholm, where she was born in 1S2l When she was years old she could sing correctly any composition she had once heard, and at years of age she was put in charge of Croeilus; famous teacher of music, She was not pretty, and the manager of the theatre hesitated to adopt the advice of Croelius and assist in her musical education. ? After hearing her sing, however, he caused her name to be entered at once at the Musical Academy, where she made rapid progress. Sho acted in children's parts on the Stockholm stage until her 18th year, and made her first appearance in opera when she was l6 years old in Meyerbeer's Robert le Diable." For year and half she continued the star of the opera in Stockholm. She then went to Paris, and for seven or eight years her singing Was heard with the greatest delight snd enthusi- asm in the chief cities of England, France and Germany. MT. Barnum brought her to America in 1850, and fer over year she sang in this country with enormous success. By this time she had amassed 8 large fortune. Early in 1852 while still in this country, she married Mir. Otto Goldschmidt, a pianist and and conductor. She was of very generous disposition, and added many thousands of dol lars to the funds of the charitable institutions of every country she visited. She lived many years in London, where she died.
 Five thousand people attended her first con- cert in Castle Garden, New York city. As MT. Benedict led her toward the footiights the en- tire audience rose to their feet and welcomed her with three cheers, accompanied by the waving of thousands of hats and handker- chiefs, and the casting of bouquets Def re her. She was evidently much agitated, but the orchestra had commenced, and before she had sung dozen notes of "Casta Diva, she tegan to recover her self-possession and long before the scene was concluded she was as calm as if sitting in her own drawing room. Toward the last portion of the cavatlna the Audience were so completely carried away by their feelings that the remainder of the air was drowned in perfect tempest of acclama- ton. Enthusiasm had been wrought to its highest pitch, bat the musical powers of Jenny Lind exceeded all the brilliant anticipations which had been formed, and her triumph was complete. A* the conclusion of tho concert Jenny Lind was loudly called for, and was ob- ligel to appear three times, before the audi encc could be satisfied. They then called vo- cif.rously for "Barnum," who reluctantly re- sponded to their demands. On his concluding ly saving that the whole proceeds of the con- cert were to go to charitable objects. it seemed as though the audience would go frantic with applause.
 from New York Jenny Lind went to Boston, Providence. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Wash ington, and the other chief cities in the Union. Vast audiences everywhere awaited her, mu- nicipal. musical, and other deputations ten dering her honors, and during every per formance there was constant succession of hurrahs, encores, and other demonstrations of intense delight. In Boston the highest price paid for ticket was S625, by Ossian E. Dodge in Providence. S65O, by Col. William c. Ross in Philadelphia, S625, by M. A. Root; in New Oreans, $40, by MT. Darcy; in St. Louis Sl50, by the keeper of refreshment saloon in Baltimore, S10O. by daguerreotypist. Hel henefactions to charitable institutions during her stay in America amounted to $50, GOO, and her net receips under her contract with Nr. Earnum were s177. 900 in eight months.